Spring 2013 Course SLO Review

HIST 12A - United States Women's History to 1880 - Stage 5 - Mary Adams

Assessment

Assessment Methods	Analysis of exam, quiz, or homework items linked to specific SLOs Assignments based on rubrics (such as essays, projects, and performances) Direct observation of performances, practical exams, group work Pre & post surveys or tests
Assessment Description	The common assessment used was a six question pre and post survey retaining the same 5 questions from the Fall 2013 survey and adding an additional question.
Learning Outcomes	Analyze historical topics and the causes and consequences of events dealing with Native Americans, colonization, the American Revolution, the Great Awakening, early industrialization, democratic reform movements of the antebellum era, the Civil War and its aftermath, women in the West, organized womanhood, the women's rights movement through the 1880s. Identify, discuss and evaluate the key intellectual, cultural, social, economic and political factors influencing the experience, roles, and contributions of women to U.S. history from pre-colonization through the 1880s.
Number of Sections	2
Number of Instructors	2
Number of Students	13 (one instructor did not conduct post-survey)

Data Analysis

Data Shared With	Instructors of the same course (at CCSF) Faculty and staff within our department
Data Sharing Methods	Face-to-face meetings Email Phone
Data Summary	Spring Pre-survey results showed the number of correct answers on specific questions ranged from 20% to 71%. The post-survey results showed the number of correct answers on specific questions ranging from 62%-85%. Percentage increase in pre vs. post survey results ranged from 3% to 36% with increases for each of the six questions.
Analysis Summary	Outcome achievement was evaluated based on a significant majority of students answering a given question correctly. For 3 out 6 questions the % of correct answers indicated a "significant majority" (77-85%) answering correctly, while the other 3 out of 6 questions showed a less significant majority answering correctly (62-69%). In comparison with Fall 2012, Spring 2013 post-survey results showed improvements in the % of correct answers for 3 out of 5 questions that were included in both Fall surveys.
Next Steps Planned	Instructors decided to switch to a rubric for common assessment in the Fall Semester as not all instructors found the objective question survey useful. In addition, instructors will submit commentary/analysis regarding their particular sections during the next round of assessment. A form will be devised to facilitate this.
Learning Outcomes	We will focus Fall Semester on SLO "F" but as the process of assessment is refined all outcomes would potentially be supported.

Tentative Future Plans

Term	Fall 2013
Activities	Revision of outcomes and assessment methods (measurements) Assessment (measurement) of outcomes Analysis and discussion of assessment data and next steps
More Details	Assessment data from Spring 2013 has already been discussed as we met 8/26/13. We will meet mid-semester to discuss possible revision of SLOs and may or may not analyze/discuss the Fall assessment data by the end of the semester. We are currently still refining the rubric to be used for SLO assessment this semester (Fall 2013). All history courses--including 12A--will also be conducting assessment (via a common rubric) of one PSLO.

SLO Details Storage Location

HARD COPY - In my personal filing system (my office)
ELECTRONIC COPY - In my electronic filing system (hard drive or web server)

Additional Highlights

There is definitely more dialog among instructors and more critical thinking about how to effectively assess SLOs.

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